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Shrimp is one of my favorite foods. One of the things the things that I like most about shrimp, other than their flavour and texture, is that they cook up really quickly. They take no more than a few minutes to cook and that means that many dishes that focus on the shrimp cook in no time as well. In fact, a shrimp dish can be as simple as cooking the shrimp in a tasty sauce for a couple of minutes. This is one such dish, where the shrimp are cooked in a simple tequila and lime sauce. I wanted to add a bit of freshness to the dish so I used a jalapeño pepper as the source of heat. Fresh cilantro, one of my favorite herbs, was a must. I wanted to serve the shrimp on rice so I made sure that there was a nice amount of the tequila and lime sauce left to soak into the rice. The tequila lime rice came together quickly and was really tasty.

Tequila Lime Shrimp

ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

1 shallot (chopped)

2 cloves garlic (chopped)

1 jalapeño (chopped)

1 teaspoon cumin

1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveived)

1/4 cup tequila

1/4 cup lime juice

1 teaspoon lime zest

salt and pepper

1 handful cilantro (chopped)

directions

Heat the oil in a pan.

Add the shallots and saute until tender, about 3-5 minutes.

Add the garlic, jalapeño and cumin and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add the shrimp, tequila and cook until the shrimp are pink, about 1-3 minutes per side.

Remove the shrimp and set aside.

Simmer the sauce to reduce to the desired amount.

Remove from the heat and add the shrimp, lime juice, cilantro and salt and pepper.

Been meaning to visit for the longest time, and now that I have, I wish I had done so earlier :(Love the blog; great recipes and amazing photography! This is one of my favourite ways to cook shrimp too :)

I notice that ppl who live in the west call it "shrimps" while asians call it "prawns"? But it looks the same anyways. I'm going to try this dish in future, I have shrimp lover too, and it looks so good!

Yummy, yummy, yummy. Too bad all of these "commenters" haven't tried it. As a surprise, I followed the recipe exactly! Next time, however, I will put shallots and garlic in together. I cook on high (gas) and it was too much for the shallots. But didn't affect result. We loved it! (Over Jasmine rice) Keep on cookin'

Hey Kevin, Great Recipe. I just made it for dinner. I used to work at a restaurant that served a similar dish only they added fresh tomato's as well. So I did as well. Although I did fing the lime a little bit overbearing for my taste (nothing a little honey won't fix next time around), it turned out pretty well. I look forward to trying more of your recipes. They all look so delicious with your fabulous pictures.

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